Consider the following statements about devotion at Chishti shrines:
(A) Pilgrimage to the tombs of sufi saints is prevalent all over the Muslim world.
(B) People of various creeds have expressed their devotion at the dargahs of the seven great Chishti saints.
(C) The most revered Chishti shrine is that of Khwaja Muinuddin.
(D) Khwaja Muinuddin is popularly known as "Gharib Nawaz", which means giver who bestows treasures.
(E) People have expressed their devotion at these dargahs for more than seven centuries.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → A, C and E only
(A) Pilgrimage to the tombs of sufi saints is prevalent all over the Muslim world. — Correct. Ziyarat to sufi tombs is found all over the Muslim world, not only in the subcontinent.
(B) People of various creeds have expressed their devotion at the dargahs of the seven great Chishti saints. — Incorrect. Devotion is expressed at the dargahs of the five great Chishti saints. The number has been changed.
(C) The most revered Chishti shrine is that of Khwaja Muinuddin. — Correct. Of these five dargahs, Khwaja Muinuddin's shrine at Ajmer is the most revered.
(D) Khwaja Muinuddin is popularly known as "Gharib Nawaz", which means giver who bestows treasures. — Incorrect. Gharib Nawaz means comforter of the poor. 'Giver who bestows treasures' is Data Ganj Bakhsh, the title of Hujwiri at Lahore.
(E) People have expressed their devotion at these dargahs for more than seven centuries. — Correct. People of many creeds, classes and backgrounds have come to these dargahs for more than seven centuries.
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